cycloserine

noun

cy·​clo·​ser·​ine ˌsī-klō-ˈser-ˌēn 

: a broad-spectrum antibiotic C₃H₆N₂O₂ produced by an actinomycete (Streptomyces orchidaceus) and used especially in the treatment of tuberculosis

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

cycloserine

noun

cy·​clo·​ser·​ine ˌsī-klō-ˈse(ə)r-ˌēn, ˌsik-lō- 

: a broad-spectrum antibiotic C₃H₆N₂O₂ produced by an actinomycete of the genus Streptomyces (S. orchidaceus) and used especially in the treatment of tuberculosis